LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

collēcta

collēcta f (genitive collēctae)
Classical[kɔlˈleːk.ta]Ecclesiastical[kolˈlɛk.ta]

Meaning

  1. contribution (in money); collection
  2. meeting, assemblage
  3. EcclesiasticalLatincollect (prayer before the epistle)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecollēctacollēctae
conlēctae
genitivecollēctae
conlēctae		collēctārum
conlēctārum
dativecollēctae
conlēctae		collēctīs
conlēctīs
accusativecollēctam
conlēctam		collēctās
conlēctās
ablativecollēctācollēctīs
conlēctīs
vocativecollēctacollēctae
conlēctae

collecta (conl-), ae, f. (orig. adj., sc. pecunia) [colligo].
I. A contribution in money: a convivā exigere, Cic. de Or. 2, 57, 233; cf. Varr. L. L. 6, 66 Müll.—*
II. A meeting, assemblage: virginum, Hier. Ep. 108, n. 19.

Origins

From collēctus.

Descendants
  • Catalancollita
  • Catalancol·lecta
  • Frenchcueillette
  • Frenchcollecte
  • Italiancolletta
  • Italiancolta
  • Occitanculhida
  • Occitanculhita
  • Englishcollecta
  • Portuguesecolheita

Quick answers

What does collēcta mean in Latin?
collēcta, a noun, means “contribution (in money); collection; meeting, assemblage”.
What is the genitive of collēcta?
The genitive singular is collēctae. collēcta is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce collēcta?
In classical Latin, [kɔlˈleːk.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kolˈlɛk.ta].